Education Consultant – Sales & Admissions

Job Description

Established in 2004, Times Consultant (Pvt.) Ltd. is Pakistan’s premier foreign education consultancy, representing over 1,000 international universities. With a team of more than 1,000 professionals across 38 locations nationwide and multiple global awards for excellence, the company offers comprehensive guidance to students aiming to achieve their academic and career aspirations. Leveraging deep industry expertise and advanced digital tools, Times Consultant provides end-to-end support throughout the international education journey.

The Education Consultant – Sales & Admissions role involves international education counseling, admissions guidance, client engagement, and consultative sales. The consultant will interact with prospective students through various channels such as inbound inquiries, walk-ins, referrals, outbound calls, and professional follow-ups. They will assess students’ academic backgrounds, career goals, and study preferences to recommend suitable international study options and guide qualified candidates toward successful enrollment. This position demands excellent communication, persuasion, relationship-building, and client engagement skills, along with a professional approach to counseling.

Key Responsibilities

- Counsel students and parents on appropriate international study destinations, universities, and programs, clearly explaining admission requirements, study pathways, and Times Consultant services.
- Evaluate students’ academic records, career objectives, financial considerations, and preferences before suggesting study options.
- Manage prospective students generated through digital inquiries, walk-ins, referrals, seminars, education fairs, school visits, and other channels; represent the company at events and promotional activities.
- Conduct outbound calls to proactively engage potential students.
- Maintain consistent and professional follow-up with interested students, re-engaging those who have yet to proceed, and ensure timely updates of inquiries in the CRM system.
- Address student and parent concerns and objections with professionalism.
- Convert qualified inquiries into successful enrollments through effective counseling, persuasion, and follow-up, contributing to business growth.
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with students and parents, encouraging referrals through excellent service and positive experiences.
- Keep accurate records of counseling sessions, communications, and follow-ups within the CRM.
- Coordinate with the Admissions team once students proceed with university applications.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and client engagement abilities.
- Proven persuasion and influencing skills, with confidence in handling questions, hesitation, and objections professionally.
- Comfortable initiating conversations and making outbound calls with a proactive follow-up approach.
- Ability to understand client needs and recommend appropriate study solutions.
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and a proactive work ethic.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Digital literacy, including proficiency with CRM and other digital systems.
- Previous experience in education counseling, admissions, sales, business development, customer relations, banking, telecom, hospitality, retail, or other client-facing roles is preferred but not mandatory.
- Fresh graduates with exceptional communication, confidence, persuasion, learning ability, and client engagement potential are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

The ideal candidate enjoys interacting with people, can initiate and sustain professional conversations, listens carefully to identify student needs, communicates recommendations confidently, and promotes relevant services effectively. They follow up persistently yet professionally, build trust with students and parents, maintain commercial awareness without compromising counseling standards, and are committed to continuous learning about international education products and destinations.